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Two good news from the M.E.:

The first one is related to Israeli-Palestinian scientific cooperation which got boost by UNESCO, which has pledged US$100,000 to allow the Israeli-Palestinian Science Organization (IPSO) to begin implementing 30 new research projects involving both Palestinian and Israeli scientists. However, IPSO will need US$2.5 million each year if it is to meet its goal of funding 30 new projects every year.

Reuter said IPSO supports high-quality scientific research projects that involve collaborations between Israeli and Palestinian scientists and scholars, with the goal of promoting peace in the region.

The organisation’s aims are endorsed by 25 scientific academies worldwide, including the academies of Brazil, Colombia, Nigeria, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Although Arab countries have no involvement with IPSO — with the exception of Farida Faouzia Charfi, a Tunisian member of IPSO’s science council — Reuter says that any support from the Arab world would be most welcome. [source]

The second news comes from The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS). TWAS has today (2 June) opened an office in Egypt to support its activities in the Arab world.

Housed within the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, a library in the city of Alexandria, the TWAS Arab office will support science and technology development in 22 Arab countries.

It is expected to help affiliated organisations conduct their activities — including awarding grants, fellowships and prizes — in the Arab world. These organisations include the Third World Network of Scientific Organizations, the Third World Organization for Woman in Science, the InterAcademy Panel on International Issues, and the InterAcademy Medical Panel.

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